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  • Finding fact from fiction…

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    I’m a sucker for a great bookstore.  At home bookstores are struggling for survival.  Here in Hungary, the English bookstores are plentiful – thank goodness.  You will find the ubiquitous commercial powerhouses: James Patterson, Jodi Piccoult, Sue Grafton – the… Read More ›

  • The Train to Moscow…

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    Oops!! Last week was fun. We drank shots of palinka, entertained a new friend for dinner, and hopped a train to Moscow. That last bit might have been the highlight of our year–if our destination hadn’t been Bratislava. Running a bit behind… Read More ›

  • The things we’ll carry home….

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    Our American friends, Syd and Deb, visited this past week.  Syd mentioned in passing the unique perspectives we will take back to the United States some day. He’s right – I hope.  These perspectives won’t relate to the social benefits infamous… Read More ›

  • May 1st: Labor Day

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    Someone once asked me why the United States doesn’t celebrate Labor Day on May 1st “like the rest of the world”. Then I didn’t know the answer – I still don’t. I’ll take a guess. Labor Day is, at least… Read More ›

  • The Ruin Pubs of Budapest

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    A friend spent last week in Budapest with us.  Whenever someone makes a special effort to visit, I feel compelled to find something local and cool and a place they would not visit alone. My daughter, Taylor, is studying abroad in… Read More ›